only grayscale to tv?

silverwolf82587 · 06-27-2006, 09:23 PM

i installed windows xp pro sp2 on a computer with a radeon 9600, and i have it hooked up to my tv. however, there is no color. its just grayscale. even when it posts there isnt any color. i have installed the drivers and it still grayscale... the only thing is that it flickers back and forth from grayscale to dull color rapidly.

i have it thru s-video with a composite adapter for my tv.

does anybody know how to fix this?
would be appreciated.

Zazula · 06-28-2006, 02:29 AM

1. The tv-set is not s-video compatible.

2. The channel used is not set up for an s-video signal.

3. The pc sends a pal s-video signal to an ntsc tv or vice-versa.

silverwolf82587 · 06-28-2006, 08:46 AM

i plugged in my other computer (with a 5900xt) to that same tv and it shows color because it has vivo. however when i plug the composite cable in it goes black and white...
the tv is a zenith, stero, with no s video... but it has one set of composites/rca

its like the svideo to composite adapter turns it gray. ive tryed 2 they both do.
i dont know.

Zazula · 06-28-2006, 09:28 AM

If the tv-set lacks the s-video connector, then most probably it is not s-video compatible...
...and that brings us to the #1 reason stated for the problem you're facing...

royhandy · 08-01-2006, 04:43 AM

I know I am resurrecting an old post but I had the same issue today.

My Radeon 9600 has a 7 or 8 pin S-Video output. When I attempted to connect this to my TV (20" Sylvania with NO S-Video jack) I initially used a 4 pin S-Video to RCA adapter. This resulted in a grayscale image.

I then searched through the goodies that came with my 9600 and found an S-Video to RCA adapter that had the correct number of pins. I installed this and my TV now shows a color image.

Make sure your S-Video to RCA adapter has the correct number of pins!

06-27-2006, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
silverwolf82587 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: States Posts: 207 OS: Win XP Pro SP 2 My System	only grayscale to tv? i installed windows xp pro sp2 on a computer with a radeon 9600, and i have it hooked up to my tv. however, there is no color. its just grayscale. even when it posts there isnt any color. i have installed the drivers and it still grayscale... the only thing is that it flickers back and forth from grayscale to dull color rapidly. i have it thru s-video with a composite adapter for my tv. does anybody know how to fix this? would be appreciated. Last edited by silverwolf82587; 06-27-2006 at 09:30 PM. Reason: left out

06-28-2006, 02:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	1. The tv-set is not s-video compatible. 2. The channel used is not set up for an s-video signal. 3. The pc sends a pal s-video signal to an ntsc tv or vice-versa. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

06-28-2006, 09:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	If the tv-set lacks the s-video connector, then most probably it is not s-video compatible... ...and that brings us to the #1 reason stated for the problem you're facing... __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

08-01-2006, 04:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
royhandy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP SP2	Here's the fix... I know I am resurrecting an old post but I had the same issue today. My Radeon 9600 has a 7 or 8 pin S-Video output. When I attempted to connect this to my TV (20" Sylvania with NO S-Video jack) I initially used a 4 pin S-Video to RCA adapter. This resulted in a grayscale image. I then searched through the goodies that came with my 9600 and found an S-Video to RCA adapter that had the correct number of pins. I installed this and my TV now shows a color image. Make sure your S-Video to RCA adapter has the correct number of pins! Last edited by royhandy; 08-01-2006 at 04:45 AM.

06-28-2006, 08:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
silverwolf82587 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: States Posts: 207 OS: Win XP Pro SP 2 My System	i plugged in my other computer (with a 5900xt) to that same tv and it shows color because it has vivo. however when i plug the composite cable in it goes black and white... the tv is a zenith, stero, with no s video... but it has one set of composites/rca its like the svideo to composite adapter turns it gray. ive tryed 2 they both do. i dont know.